Krewe de Tech helps people take advantage of everything personal computer technology can do to improve their lives. Whether you have a smartphone, laptop, tablet, desktop with local or cloud storage, we have the help you need. We have monthly general meetings and special meetings where you can learn more than you ever imagined.

Krewe de Tech was founded in 2017 as a Louisiana non-profit organization run by volunteers.

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UPCOMING MEETINGS:

May 2018 General Meeting

The Technologies, Techniques and Methods The Data Center Use to Accomplish Its Goals

Tuesday May 1, 2018 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The Data Center is the most trusted resource for data about Southeast Louisiana. Founded in 1997, we are fully independent and we are experts at bringing data together from multiple sources. In doing so, we are uniquely able to step beyond the limits of analyzing data from just one perspective and take a 360–degree look at issues that matter most to our region from the government, business, nonprofit, and community perspective. In these ways The Data Center realizes its mission to build prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable communities by making informed decisions possible. more about The Data Center …

Lamar Gardere is Executive Director. Lamar is responsible for guiding The Data Center’s mission of democratizing data into realistic action, ensuring quality standards and the ongoing impact of the organization. In addition, he is responsible for leading The Data Center’s ongoing efforts to transform local culture to one that embraces data as an intrinsic component of sound decisionmaking. more about Lamar …

New/Intermediate User Special Interest Group (SIG)

Remember back when you had just the 1 computer that every member of the household had to share? Things have surely changed! These days you could have multiple pc's, laptops, netbooks, tablets, smart phones, smart TV's, set top boxes, … Trying to stay in touch with friends and family scattered across the globe. Online shopping, banking, trading, and even healthcare management while trying to stay secure. And you thought that one computer was daunting. Well, that's where the New/Intermediate User SIG comes into play. No one person can figure it all out, but collectively we can cut the digital beast down to size. We share our experiences learned over the "years of tears" to enable each of us to more fully take advantage of our digital devices.

Everyone is encouraged to email questions in advance to newuser@nopc.org. This gives Ray a chance to do a little research.

** Past Due Notice ** Membership Renewals Were Due October 1

If your membership dues are current, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our 8th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors.
For those who are still in arrears, here is a gentle reminder. Every member's dues are payable by October 1. While we try to
keep expenses as low as possible, we still have the inevitable overhead. You can renew at the General Membership meeting at the
registration table or at the New/Intermediate User SIG. Contact Treasurer, Mike
York treasurer@krewedetech.org if you have any questions about your membership status.

Elections at KdT

At the November General Membership meeting we held elections for the officers and directors to lead KdT in 2018. The officers are President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. In addition, we have three Directors at Large. These seven members constitute the Club's Board of Directors. Each member of the Board will serve from December 1, 2017 until November 30, 2018. The Board meets once a month, on the third Wednesday, at 6:30PM

Any current member in good standing can run for any position on the Board. We are currently taking nominations. Nominations for the Board can also be made at the November meeting but those nominees must be present to run. If you want to know more about the duties and responsibilities of each position , please contact Mike York (treasurer@krewedetech.org, (504) 814-0846) or any of the current Board members.

2017 Board of Directors

President

Ray Paternostro

Vice-President

Don Costello

Treasurer

Mike York

Secretary

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Director at Large

Richard Wise

Director at Large

Robert Romalewski

Director at Large

Greg Wilde

Alternatives to Pay-TV

Greg Wilde and Ray Paternostro, Jr. made a few appearances discussing how it is possible to trim the cord and cut down, or possibly eliminate, the video portion of the ever-growing cost of cable, and satellite television services. As this is a quickly evovling topic, we set aside an area where you can find the most current updates to their presentation.

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Filed an Extension this year? You can still use Free File to do your 2015 federal tax return through October 15, 2016.

LibreOfficeLibreOffice is the power-packed free, libre and open source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base.

PrintFolderHandy utility to print or save a list of files located in any folder. Right-click any folder in Windows Explorer and select "PrintFolder" in the popup menu.

PC Decrapifier.A program designed to remove or uninstall a specific list unwanted software in an unattended fashion. It can be used to clean off most of the annoying software that is typically shipped with newer PCs.

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